CHICAGO, Illinois, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: A former procurement supervisor at the Jesse Brown Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Chicago has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for pocketing kickbacks from the president of a medical supply company to steer the company orders that the VA paid for but never received. THOMAS E. DUNCAN, 40, of Chicago, pleaded gu more PR

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging a Sterling businessman with wire fraud involving Covid-19 relief funds. According to court documents, Kent Tompkins, 55, made false statements about his criminal history on Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) applications for his business, J & B Construction. In 2018, the defendant was indicted on multiple f more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Today, America First Legal (AFL) sued Secretary Xavier Becerra, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan, and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) for illegally destroying federal records from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in violation of the Federal Records Act. On Ma more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 20 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced that the State Grand Jury recently returned a 50-count Indictment against members and associates of the Arizona Mexican Mafia who made fraudulent claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. The indictment alleges that members and associates committed fraud schemes and artifices, participating in a criminal syndicate, money launderin more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan raised concerns about the U.S. Postal Service (USPS)'s plan to move the Manchester Processing & Distribution Center's operations to Boston at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing. "Granite Staters reach out to my office daily about delivery issues that they are experiencing," said Senator Hassan. "This new plan from more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper wrote to United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to express concerns about proposed changes to the Grand Junction Processing and Distribution Center and their effects on jobs and mail delivery service for Colorado. "While we appreciate USPS's efforts to improve mail delivery systems through the Delivering for Amer more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Earlier today, Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Angie Craig (D-MN) introduced the Leveraging Integrity and Verification of Eligibility for (LIVE) Beneficiaries Act. According to a recent HHS Office of Inspector General report, an audit of just 14 states found more than $249 million in improper Medicaid capitation payments that were made to Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) on behalf of deceased  more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, April 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release: Cambridge International Systems, Inc., a defense contractor headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, pleaded guilty in federal court today, admitting that it participated in a bribery scheme with the company's former Executive Vice President Russell Thurston, and former Naval Information Warfare Center employee James Soriano, among others. According to Camb more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Office of the Inspector General issued the following news: The report identifies deficiencies in the management and oversight of defense fuel support points (DFSPs). DFSPs are bulk fuel storage facilities that receive, store, and issue fuel to Military Departments and Federal agencies. "Compliance with oversight requirements for fuel storage facilities helps identify and prevent risks to the DoD's most precious resource--its peo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Transportation Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. ST2024021) on April 1, 2024, entitled "Opportunities Exist To Improve FHWA's Oversight of STIPs Including Those With IIJA-Funded Projects." Here are excerpts: * * * What We Looked At The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) oversees approximately $350 billion appropriated for FHWA programs and activities by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021. To ensure proper planning a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Transportation Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. QC2024022) on April 3, 2024, entitled "Quality Control Review on a Single Audit of the Metropolitan Transit Authority, Nashville, Tennessee." Here are excerpts: * * * What We Looked At In 2023, we conducted a quality control review (QCR) of Crosslin PLLC's single audit of the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) of Nashville, TN, for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2022 (OIG Report Number  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 (TNSrep) -- The Energy Inspector General issued the following report (No. DOE-OIG-24-16) on April 1, 2024, entitled "Allegations Regarding Timekeeping and Personnel Practices at Sandia National Laboratories." Here are excerpts: * * * The Office of Inspector General received allegations regarding inappropriate timekeeping and personnel practices at Sandia National Laboratories' (SNL) Badge Office in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The allegations stated that a manager: (1) instru more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 (TNSrep) -- The Environmental Protection Agency Inspector General issued the following xx-page report (No. 24-P-0031) on April 8, 2024, entitled "Half the States Did Not Include Climate Adaptation or Related Resilience Efforts in Their Clean Water State Revolving Fund Intended Use Plans." Here are excerpts: * * * At A Glance Why We Did This Audit The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General conducted this audit to determine to what extent (1) the more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: Vilnius, Lithuania - Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) Director Owen Herrnstadt traveled to Vilnius, Lithuania last week to attend the Summit of the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) and the 3SI Business Forum to participate in discussions alongside government leaders, Three Seas Initiative representatives, and private sector companies to highlight EXIM's ong more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: The Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) today approved a $51 million direct loan to small business Packwell, Inc. to support the construction of a packaging and warehousing facility in Houston, Texas. This is the third transaction approved under the Make More in America initiative. The transaction is estimated to support approxim more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: Today, the Export-Import Bank of the United States launched an innovative new product - the Equity Express Select (EQS) export credit insurance policy. This insurance tool was created specifically for the underserved business community, and will assist minority- women-, veteran- or disability-owned small businesses as well as rural businesses. Launched during EXIM' more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 (TNSRep) -- The Federal Communications Commission Inspector General issued the following 16-page audit report (No. 21-INSP-10-01) on March 29, 2024, entitled "FY 2021 Privacy & Data Protection Inspection." Here are excerpts: * * * OIG Highlights What We Reviewed The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an inspection in accordance with 42 U.S.C. Sec. 2000ee-2, which requires each agency to establish and implement comprehensive privacy and data protection procedure more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 (TNSRep) -- The Federal Communications Commission Inspector General issued the following 11-page audit report (No. 23-AUD-02-02) on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "Performance Audit of the Universal Service Fund, Rural Healthcare, Telecommunications Program at Mt. Rogers Community Services for FY 2019 and FY 2020." Here are excerpts: * * * OIG Highlights What We Audited The Office of Inspector General conducted a performance audit of Mount (Mt.) Rogers Community Services (CS), more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on April 17, 2024, entitled "FY 2024 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Passenger Ferry Grant Program, Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program, and Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program." The notice was issued by Veronica Vanterpool, Acting Administrator. * * * SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity t more ST

SAVANNAH, Georgia, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia issued the following news release: A Florida attorney has been sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay restitution for participating in a scheme to illegally obtain funding from a federal COVID-19 small business relief program. Shaquandra Woods, 41, of Jacksonville, Fla., was sentenced to 75 months in prison for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, said Jill E. Steinberg, U.S. Attorney for th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: Blast Overpressure Safety Act Would Require Defense Department To Enact Better Blast Overpressure Screening, Tracking, Prevention, And Treatment Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, alongside 11 other senators introduced the Blast Overpressure Safety Act - bipartisan legislation that would direct the Department of Defense (DoD) to enact a variety  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senate Judiciary Committee members Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen penalties for smuggling contraband in federal prisons. The Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act would upgrade the charge for smuggling or possessing a contraband cellphone in federal prison from a misdemeanor to a felony. "Prisoners are increasingly usi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 (TNSrep) -- The General Services Administration Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A240042) on April 12, 2024, entitled "Implementation Review of Corrective Action Plan Audit of PBS's Approval Process for Minor Repair and Alteration Projects Report Number A190100/P/5/R22005 May 9, 2022:" * * * Table of Contents Introduction ... 1 Results ... 3 Appendixes Appendix A - Corrective Action Plan for Report Number A190100/P/5/R22005 ... A-1 Appendix B - more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today in a hearing of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) blasted Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm for lying about her personal stock holdings and for presiding over a culture of corruption where senior DOE employees trade and own stocks related to the agency's work. Hawley also pressed Granholm on her connection to dark money organiza more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today in a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (HSGAC) Committee Hearing U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) pushed Postmaster General and United States Postal Service (USPS) CEO Louis DeJoy for a timeline to rebuild the Post Office in Baring, Mo. that was destroyed in 2023. Senator Hawley also asked for an update on the ongoing postal delays in Kansas City and St. Louis, Mo. In regard to the P more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: Tokyo, Japan - The leaders of official export credit agencies (ECAs) from the G7 nations - Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America - met on April 16th, in Tokyo, hosted by Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI), to discuss recent business trends and challenges. In the light of the increasing global geopolit more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 (TNSres) -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-18-22-03200) on on March 28, 2024, entitled "ACF Has Enhanced Some Cybersecurity Controls Over the Unaccompanied Children Portal and Data But Improvements Are Needed" filed under the Administration for Children and Families. Here are excerpts: * * * Report in Brief Why OIG Dd This Audit The UC Program has experienced heightened attention and oversight from the Office of more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 (TNSres) -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-18-22-08020) on March 28, 2024, entitled "Administration for Children and Families Data Hosted in Certain Cloud Information Systems May Be at a High Risk of Compromise" filed under the Administration for Children and Families. Here are excerpts: * * * Report in Brief Why OIG Did This Audit This audit is one in a series of audits that will examine whether HHS and its oper more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) Hotline serves as a crucial mechanism for the public to report concerns and potential misconduct related to HHS programs and operations, ensuring transparency and accountability within the agency. The Hotline plays a pivotal role in both initiating and guiding OIG's investigative more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 (TNSres) -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on April 17, 2024: * * * Yesterday, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) unveiled a first-ever fraud estimate report across all government programs. According to the report, the federal government faces estimated annual financial losses due to fraud ranging from $233 billion to $521 billion. These losses stem from various fraud risks within federal progra more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-364) on the Udall Foundation Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2882), which aims to reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Jan. 30, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of the Legislation The purpose of H.R. 2882 is to reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, and for other purposes. Background an more ST

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The House on April 5, 2024, published 22 executive communications from the Executive Branch: * * * EC-3654. A letter from the Under Secretary, Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting the Joint Safety Council Chairman's Annual Statement of Compliance and Semi-Annual Report to Congress, December 2023, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 184(c)(1)(B)(v); Added by Public Law 117-81, div. A, title III, Sec. 372(a); (135 Stat. 1664); to the Committee on Armed Services. more ST

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Ways and Means Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-339) on the review of materials protected under Internal Revenue Code Sec. 6103. The report was advanced by Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, on Dec. 19, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * I. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND A. Purpose and Summary The Committee on Ways and Means ("Committee") met in closed executive session on December 5, 2023, to consider materials protected by 26 U.S.C. Sec. 6103 ("Section 6103"), compri more ST

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Indiana, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) hosted a roundtable today, April 19th, 2024, for community organizations to discuss the problem of sexual harassment in h more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: ST. MARYS, Georgia -- An Indian national in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) passed away at the Southeast Georgia Health System's Camden Campus in St. Mary's on April 15. An autopsy is pending to determine the official cause of death. Jaspal Singh, 57, a citizen of India, entered the United States legally on Oct. 25, 1992. On Ja more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following flash report (No. 2023-WR-032) on March 29, 2024, entitled "The Bureau of Reclamation's Drought Mitigation Plans and Activities." Here are excerpts: * * * Definitions An acre foot - is the volume of water needed to cover 1 acre (43,560 square feet) at a depth of 1 foot, which is 325,851 gallons. A canal is a channel, usually open, that conveys water by gravity to areas such as farms and municipalities. Conservation more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following report (No. 2023-ISP-013) on March 29, 2024, entitled "The Department Should Comply With Requirements in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Section 40206." Here are excerpts: * * * Memorandum To: Deb Haaland, Secretary, Department of the Interior From: Mark Greenblatt, Inspector General Subject: Final Inspection Report - The U.S. Department of the Interior Should Comply With Requirements in Infrastructure Inves more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following report (No. 2022-ER-021) on March 21, 2024, entitled "The U.S. Department of the Interior Did Not Ensure Its Wildland Firefighting Bureaus Conducted Routine Vehicle Inspections." Here are excerpts: * * * Memorandum To: Jeffrey Rupert, Director, Office of Wildland Fire Bryan Newland, Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs Shannon Estenoz, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Steven Feldgus, Deputy Ass more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following report (No. 2022-ITA-025) on Feb. 21, 2024, entitled "The Department Needs To Better Protect Data Stored in the Cloud From the Risk of Unauthorized Access." Here are excerpts: * * * Memorandum To: Darren Ash, Chief Information Officer From: Kathleen Sedney, Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations Subject: Final Evaluation Report - The U.S. Department of the Interior Needs To Better Prot more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following report (No. 2022-CR-036) on March 29, 2024, entitled "Indian Affairs Is Unable To Effectively Manage Deferred Maintenance of School Facilities." Here are excerpts: * * * Memorandum To: Bryan Newland, Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs Darry LaCounte, Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs Tony Dearman, Director, Bureau of Indian Education From: Kathleen Sedney, Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Inspections, and more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following management advisory (No. 22-0609) on March 27, 2024, entitled "The National Park Service Should Clarify Oversight Responsibilities for Childcare Centers Operating in National Parks." Here are excerpts: * * * In the course of other work, we learned that Yosemite National Park Childcare Center (Yosemite Childcare Center) operates two childcare facilities at Yosemite National Park (Yosemite). We identified what appears t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following summary report (No. 19-0821) on Feb. 7, 2024, entitled "Offshore Company Falsified Site Clearance Certification:" * * * The OIG investigated allegations that a company submitted false documentation to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) regarding the final site clearance of offshore production platforms located in the Gulf of Mexico. Site clearance, as mandated by 30 C.F.R. Sec. 250.1703, requires more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 2022-WR-003) on March 25, 2024, entitled "U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants Awarded to the State of Arizona, Game and Fish Department, From July 1, 2019, Through June 30, 2021, Under the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program." Here are excerpts: * * * Memorandum To: Martha Williams, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service From: Bryan Brazil, Director, Western Region Audit Division Subje more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 2023-CR-001) on March 29, 2024, entitled "U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants Awarded to the State of Louisiana, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, From July 1, 2019, Through June 30, 2021, Under the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program." Here are excerpts: * * * Memorandum To: Martha Williams, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service From: Amy R. Billings, Director, Central Region Audi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 2023-CGD-037) on March 21, 2024, entitled "U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants Awarded to the State of Wyoming, Game and Fish Department, From July 1, 2020, Through June 30, 2022, Under the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program." Here are excerpts: * * * Memorandum To: Martha Williams, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service From: Jessica Brower, Director, Contract and Grant Division Subj more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Justice Department announced today that the Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF) is adding four new national partners for a total of 38 agencies and offices committed to deterring, detecting, investigating and prosecuting antitrust crimes and related schemes that target government procurement, grants and program funding at all levels of government. The new partners include three U.S. Attorneys' O more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The owner and the medical director of a Kentucky pain clinic were sentenced yesterday for their respective roles in a scheme that defrauded Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance companies of over $4 million for medically unnecessary urine drug testing. Dr. William Lawrence Siefert, 70, of Dayton, Ohio, the clinic's medical director, was sentenced to one year and six months in prison and ordered to  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A New Jersey doctor was sentenced today to two years in prison and barred from practicing medicine for unlawfully distributing addictive opioids without performing necessary patient assessments. According to court documents and statements made in court, Felicia E. Gonzalez, 65, of Toms River, prescribed oxycodone to three patients without conducting any physical examinations, developing treatment plans, o more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: A New York man was resentenced today to nine years in prison and ordered to pay $39 million in restitution for his role in a multimillion-dollar health care kickback and tax avoidance conspiracy, after his previous sentence was vacated. According to court documents, Aleksandr Pikus, 48, of Brooklyn, orchestrated a scheme to refer Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries to health care provid more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: An indictment was unsealed in Tampa last week charging a Mississippi man for his alleged role in an over $70 million fraud scheme involving the payment of kickbacks and bribes to obtain doctors' orders for medically unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME). Joel Rufus French, 46, of Amory, made his initial appearance on April 11 in Oxford, Mississippi. According to court documents, French allegedly ma more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: An Indiana woman was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for conspiring to file false tax returns, wire fraud and tax evasion. According to court documents and statements made in court, Awett Tedla, now of Indianapolis, was the owner and operator of Speedy Tax Services LLC in Washington, D.C., and District Heights, Maryland. From 2012 through 2016, Tedla and her co-conspirators prepared and electronica more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-057) on March 28, 2024, regarding the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department's Equitable Sharing Program Activities, Dulles, Virginia. Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Objective The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has completed an audit to assess whether the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department (MWAA PD more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following investigative summary (No. 24-059) on April 9, 2024, entitled "Findings of Misconduct by a Federal Bureau of Investigation Assistant Section Chief for Failing to Timely Report an Intimate or Romantic Relationship with a Subordinate, Engaging in an Inappropriate Hiring or Organizational Decision, and Engaging in Off Duty Unprofessional Conduct." * * * The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG)  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: In a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), U.S. Senator Angus King questioned Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth about the Army's plans to better protect servicemembers' health from shockwave trauma produced by repeated explosive weapons used both in combat and in training. This conversation comes a week after Senator King cosponsored the bipartisan Warren-Ernst Blast Overpressure S more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Labor Inspector General issued the following memorandum (No. 19-24-002-03-315) on March 28, 2024, regarding the review of Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Relief and its impact on six different U.S. Communities. Here are excerpts: * * * MEMORANDUM FOR: BRENT PARTON, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training FROM: CAROLYN R. HANTZ, Assistant Inspector General for Audit SUBJECT: A Review of Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Relief and Its Impact more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee, and Susan Collins (R-ME), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, led their bipartisan, bicameral colleagues in sending a letter to United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. The lawmakers expressed their opposition to the United States Postal Service's (USP more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A former Quincy man pleaded guilty last week to a tax fraud scheme that resulted in a tax loss of approximately $2,824,577 and making false statements about a fatal workplace accident. Mauricio Baiense, 57, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, seven counts of failure to collect and pay over taxes, one count of aiding and assi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 [Category: National Defense] -- The Military Officers Association of America issued the following news: (This article by Charlsy Panzino originally appeared in the April 2024 issue of Military Officer, a magazine available to all MOAA Premium and Life members. Learn more about the magazine here; learn more about joining MOAA here.) The eight recipients of MOAA's annual awards are working to improve the lives of servicemembers and veterans, and their families. Their work r more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: Sanda G. Frimpong, 33, was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison and ordered to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in restitution to victims for laundering the illicit proceeds of an elaborate series of romance scams. Frimpong pled guilty to three counts of money laundering on September 14, 2023. "Romance scammers exploit our most vulnerable c more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, April 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Three individuals were indicted for their roles in fraudulently obtaining approximately $5 million of federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) and for laundering the loan proceeds, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Eric Rivera, 42, of Norcross, Georgia, is charged with one count of b more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Two New York men today admitted conspiring with others to defraud dozens of states to obtain millions of dollars of COVID-19 unemployment benefits; one of the defendants also admitted to fentanyl conspiracy and distribution and conspiring to defraud the IRS of tax credit benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Natanael Valdez Brito,  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: A Monmouth County, New Jersey, financial counselor with the United States Army and major in the U.S. Army Reserves today admitted defrauding Gold Star families and related crimes, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Caz Craffy, aka "Carz Craffey," 41, of Colts Neck, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Georgette Castner i more PR

NEW YORK, April 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Thomas Fattorusso, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation ("IRS-CI"); James Smith, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"); and Trevor R. Nelson,  more PR

BUFFALO, New York, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Buffalo Transportation Inc., Ontario Bus Inc., and several other businesses owned by Igor Finkelshtein, have agreed to pay $91,838 to resolve allegations arising under the False Claims Act. The defendants obtained grants and loans under the COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan program (EIDL), a more PR

BROOKLYN, New York, April 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Earlier today, Fredy Ivan Jandres-Parada, also known as "Lucky de Park View" and "Lacky de Park View," a high-ranking leader of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, was arraigned at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, New York by United States Magistrate Judge Steven L. Tiscione. Jandres-Parada and 13 other high-ranking MS-13 leaders more PR

BROOKLYN, New York, April 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Trevor Lawry was sentenced by United States District Judge Joan M. Azrack to 96 months in prison for orchestrating a yearslong conspiracy to divert Oxycodone and other prescription medications from a Hempstead pharmacy into the illicit market. Breon Peace, United States Attorney for  more PR

NEW YORK, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that NERIK ILYAYEV was sentenced today to four years in prison for his involvement in a multimillion-dollar health care fraud scheme that targeted the Medicare and Medicaid programs and private insurance companies. ILYAYEV owned and operated two different pharm more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 (TNSres) -- The National Air Traffic Controllers Association issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Although the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) is encouraged that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has turned its attention to the serious issue of air traffic controller fatigue, our Union is disappointed that the FAA did not collaborate with NATCA in advance of its decision and announcement today. Earlier this morning, FAA first sha more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The National Archives and Records Administration has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on April 17, 2024, entitled "Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments." The notice was issued by Laurence Brewer, Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government. COMMENT DEADLINE: June 3, 2024 * * * SUMMARY: The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (r more ST

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 19 -- The Oklahoma Department of Corrections issued the following agency statement on April 17, 2024: * * * It is unfortunate that Representative Justin Humphrey continues to perpetuate false narratives that are not remotely based on fact and listens to those with biased opinions who have no data to back their statements. We stand behind the investigation conducted by ODOC's Office of Inspector General. Inmates were placed in showers temporarily when they refuse more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, April 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release: On Tax Day, the U.S. Attorney's Office heeds a warning against IRS imposter scams and other emerging and existing financial fraud schemes that target unsuspecting Americans, especially older adults. These scams often result in substantial monetary losses, causing financial hardship and emotional distress to individuals impacted by the fraud. As pa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Chair Lina M. Khan of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), blasting Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, for continuing to relentlessly upsell TurboTax users despite numerous FTC and state lawsuits and settlements. Senator Warren applauded the FTC's oversight of Intuit, and urged the Commission to continue to take action to protect taxpayers more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Vladimir Tsymbalenko, 53, the former owner of Vlad's CDL School in Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to 57 months' imprisonment, three years of supervised release, and a $5,000 fine by United States District Court Judge Jeffrey L. Schmehl for bribing a Commercial Driver's License examiner to p more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, April 16 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: PETA is calling for an investigation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General now that the federal agency charged with policing animal experimentation facilities has failed to adequately address a string of alarming animal welfare violations--including the deaths of mice in laboratories at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Postal Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Michael Kubayanda testified before the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs at a hearing titled "Oversight of the United States Postal Service." Chairman Kubayanda testified that he hopes Postal Service leadership will be more transparent on plan changes moving forward. Other witnesses in attendance and pro more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-065-1-R24) on April 11, 2024, entitled "Brookland Station in Washington, D.C.: Delivery Operations." Here are excerpts: * * * Background The U.S. Postal Service's mission is to provide timely, reliable, secure, and affordable mail and package delivery to more than 160 million residential and business addresses across the country. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-063-R24) on April 11, 2024, entitled "Efficiency of Operations at the Curseen-Morris Processing and Distribution Center, Washington, D.C." Here are excerpts: * * * Background The U.S. Postal Service needs effective and productive operations to fulfill its mission of providing prompt, reliable, and affordable mail service to the American public. It has a vast transportation network that more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-065-2-R24) on April 11, 2024, entitled "Lammond Riggs Station in Washington D.C.: Delivery Operations." Here are excerpts: * * * Background The U.S. Postal Service's mission is to provide timely, reliable, secure, and affordable mail and package delivery to more than 160 million residential and business addresses across the country. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General ( more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-065-3-R24) on April 11, 2024, entitled "Ward Place Carrier Annex in Washington, D.C.: Delivery Operations." Here are excerpts: * * * Background The U.S. Postal Service's mission is to provide timely, reliable, secure, and affordable mail and package delivery to more than 160 million residential and business addresses across the country. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector Gener more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-065) April 11, 2024, entitled "Washington D.C. District: Delivery Operations." Here are excerpts: * * * We performed a self-initiated audit at the Curseen-Morris Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) and three delivery units serviced by the P&DC during the week of February 5, 2023. The delivery units included the Brookland Station, Lammond Riggs Station, and Ward Place Annex located more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: A multi-year investigation has concluded that two National Park Service (NPS) archeologists committed extensive financial and ethical improprieties, but their trafficking in stolen Native American human remains did not constitute violations of law. That result creates a bad precedent which may hinder the legally required repatriation of such materials in the future, acc more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) joined a bipartisan group of 22 Members of Congress in sending a letter to United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, in opposition to the United States Postal Service's (USPS) recent nationwide consolidation and review announcements that could diminish mail service reliability for postal networks across the country. "A common theme of more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) joined U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), along with a bipartisan group of 19 other Members of Congress, to decry the United States Postal Service's (USPS) recent nationwide consolidation and review announcements that could severely diminish mail service reliability for postal networks across the Country. In a letter to P more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, is leading 47 Members of Congress in calling on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to provide answers on the troubling treatment of individuals held in immigration detention facilities. Recent reports have detailed serious problems related to the per more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-N.Y., introduced the "Protecting Whistleblowers from Retribution Act" on March 20, 2024. The text of the bill was released on April 13. H.R. 7750. A bill to amend section 2303 of title 5, United States Code, to require the Inspector General of the Department of Justice to investigate allegations of prohibited against employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for whistleblowing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Accou more ST

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Melanie Stansbury (NM-01), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), and Senator Richard Blumenthal (CT) today introduced the Judicial Ethics Enforcement Act of 2024 creating an Office of the Inspector General within the judicial branch and empowering the inspector general to conduct investigations of alleged violations of the Code of Conduct for Justices of the Supreme Court of the United more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 (TNSrep) -- The Small Business Administration Inspector General issued the following report (No. 24-13) on April 9, 2024, entitled "Hurricanes Fiona and Ian - Initial Disaster Assistance and Recovery Response." Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY What OIG Reviewed This report presents the results of our inspection of the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) disaster assistance response to Hurricanes Fiona and Ian. In September 2022, both hurricanes made lan more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) pressed Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Daniel Werfel on the IRS' direct filing program, increased spending and bloated funding request. Senator Barrasso highlighted how the IRS' direct filing portal puts American taxpayers at risk. By replacing the successful private sector options used by millions of taxpayers, this portal gives th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support issued the following testimony by William C. Greenwalt, a non-resident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, involving a hearing on March 20, 2024, entitled "An Update on the State of the Department of Defense Acquisition System": * * * Chairman Hirono, Ranking Member Sullivan, and other distinguished members of the subcommittee, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to test more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Anne Weismann, an adjunct professor at George Washington University, involving a hearing on March 20, 2024, entitled "Reforming Federal Records Management to Improve Transparency and Accountability": * * * Chairman Peters, Ranking Member Paul, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify once again about needed reforms to the Federal  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Senate on April 15, 2024, published seven executive communications from the Executive Branch: * * * EC-4012. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "Report to Congress on the Activities and Operations of the Public Integrity Section for 2022"; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-4013. A communication from the Director, Administrative Office  more ST

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. questioned United States Postal Service Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and Inspector General Tammy Hull during a Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) hearing on oversight and concerns with the United States Postal Service and the unreliability of mail services in the Kansas City Area. Previously, Senator Marshall has written letters to Postmaster G more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Susan Collins and Joe Manchin (D-WV) led a bipartisan group of 22 Members of Congress, including Senator Angus King and Representative Jared Golden, in sending a letter to United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, opposing the United States Postal Service's (USPS) recent nationwide consolidation and review announcements that could severely diminish mail service reliability for postal networks more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) and Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) radical climate disclosure rule which would bury public companies in paperwork, raise costs for consumers and stifle economic opportunity. "This burdensome rule is another backdoor attempt to enforce  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Bipartisan bill backed by Council of Prison Locals, who represent 30,000 Federal law enforcement officers Senator Jon Ossoff is introducing a bipartisan bill to crack down on contraband in Federal prisons that threatens public safety. Today, Sens. Ossoff and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced The Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act to crack down on the smuggling of contraband cellphones more PR

WOODLAWN, Maryland, April 14 (TNSrep) -- The Social Security Administration's Office of the Inspector General issued an 18-page audit report (No. 032314) on April 3, 2024, entitled "Fiscal 2023 Periodic Assessment of the Administration's Charge Card Programs." Here are excerpts: * * * MEMORANDUM To: Martin O'Malley, Commissioner From: Gail S. Ennis, Inspector General Subject: Fiscal Year 2023 Periodic Assessment of the Social Security Administration's Charge Card Programs The attached fin more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 (TNSrep) -- The State Department Inspector General issued the following management letter (No. AUD-FM-24-15) on April 2, 2024, related to the audit of the International Boundary and Water Commission, U.S. and Mexico, U.S. Section, FY 2023 financial statements: * * * To the United States Commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, U.S. Section, and the Acting Inspector General: Kearney & Company, P.C. (referred to as "we" her more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement by spokesperson Matthew Miller: * * * The Department of State announced today the public designations of former Solicitor General and Principal Secretary of Justice Reyneck Matemba, former Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Agency Director John Suzi-Banda, former Malawi Police Service Attorney Mwabi Kaluba, and former Inspector General of the Malawi Police Service George Kainja, as generally ineligible for  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik co-led the introduction of the bipartisan Blast Overpressure Safety Act with Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) to better mitigate and protect service members from blast overpressure and traumatic brain injuries (TBI) they may be exposed to in the line of duty. "As the Chief advocate for Fort Drum in Congress the safety and security of the 10th Mountain Division soldiers is more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Under President Biden's leadership, the U.S. economy is growing at record rates, and Latino-owned small businesses are at the forefront - the president has helped create 15 million new jobs, including 4.5 million for Latino workers, achieving the lowest Latino unemployment rate on record; Hispanic-owned businesses are starting up at the fastest rate in more than a decade; and the Biden-Harris administra more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Thom Tillis and his colleagues recently introduced the Blast Overpressure Safety Act, bipartisan legislation that would direct the Department of Defense (DoD) to enact various measures to help mitigate and protect servicemembers from blast overpressure. "We owe it to our veterans and servicemembers to remove barriers to brain health treatment and ensure preventive measures are taken to protec more PR

DENVER, Colorado, April 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announces that Jon Hallford, age 44, and Carie Hallford, age 47, were indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly defrauding their funeral home clients, and for defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which is part of The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Both Jon and  more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Four St. Charles County, Missouri residents have been indicted on charges including forced labor, labor trafficking and theft of government funds. Venkatesh Sattaru, 35, of O'Fallon, Nikhil Penmatsa, 27, of Defiance, Sravan Penumetcha and Nitya Sattaru, both of St. Charles County, were indicted Wednesday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis.  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: Cornerstone Facility Solutions, LLC (Cornerstone), a maintenance and repair service located in Brick, New Jersey, and its CEO, Paul Galgon III, paid $316,779 to resolve their False Claims Act liability for falsifying invoices and inflating the cost of services provided to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Cornerstone entered into a service agreement to perform more PR

TAMPA, Florida, April 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge James S. Moody has sentenced Rupert G. McLendon, III (51, Tampa) to 90 days in federal prison, followed by 2 years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. As part of his sentence, the court also entered an order of forfeiture in the amount of $37,402, the proceeds of the wire fraud conspiracy. McLendon entered a guilty plea on  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana issued the following news release: A federal grand jury recently returned a four-count indictment charging Eric Jason Schouest, age 53, of Plaquemine, Louisiana, with embezzlement and bank fraud. Schouest appeared for his arraignment and pled not guilty to the pending charges. According to court documents, Schouest was employed at Regions Bank from 2010 to 2021 as a branch manager overseei more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 (TNSrep) -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following oversight report (No. 23-00096-122) on April 2, 2024, entitled "Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the VA Central Iowa Health Care System in Des Moines." Here are excerpts: * * * Report Overview This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program (CHIP) report provides a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: View Video of Senator Rosen's Questioning HERE During a hearing of the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) demanded that Postmaster General Louis DeJoy finally provide detailed information about the impact of his misguided proposal to downsize and relocate mail processing operations from Reno to Sacramento, which would hurt Nevadans. Senator Rose more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) introduced the Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Health (IRS MATH) Act, legislation that would improve math error notices -- an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) authority used to quickly adjust taxpayers' returns. Representatives Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) and Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) introduced the bill in the House. Eac more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Lucy McBath (D-GA-07), joined by U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and a group of House colleagues from Georgia, pressed top leaders at the United States Postal Service (USPS) about the implementation of the agency's "Delivering for America" (DFA) plan following recent reporting from local news outlets detailing ongoing delays and disruptions in mail processing and delivery i more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of 22 Members of Congress in sending a letter to United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, decrying the United States Postal Service's (USPS) recent nationwide consolidation and review announcements that could severely diminish mail service reliability for postal networks across the country, including in Arkansas.  "A common theme o more PR